Dave,
The Staples paper recommendation is the fault of Tom Gootee - I am
merely a messenger and I think he should be burnt first. I am only
guilty of suggesting a glowing (literally) laminator H200 and
therefore my life should be spared.... IT'S HIM! Mike
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...>
wrote:
> <snip>
>
>
> >
> > So, when I happened to try the Staples Picture Paper, recently, I
> was SO amazed at the quality of the results that I thought that
they
> should be disseminated immediately. I do not think that you are,
in
> any way, wrong, for emphasizing it, so strongly. It is STARTLINGLY
> good. The toner adhesion to the copper is, by far, the best I've
> ever seen. And it's capable of very finely-detailed traces: A
week
> or two ago, "just for fun", I tried printing a random pattern of
> lines, using line-widths that varied down to ONE dot wide, at 600
dpi
> (on my HP LaserJet 4, with HP toner), on the Staple Picture Paper.
> Even the one-dot-wide lines worked perfectly! Under magnification,
> the one-dot lines on the paper were ∗solid∗ (not "dots"), even when
> they were at 45-degree angles (I had the "Resolution Enhancement
> Technology" set to "off", and darkness set to maximum, and
> dithering: "None", and graphics mode: "Raster"). And they
transferred
> to the copper perfectly, too! Unfortunately, I haven't had time to
> try etching that test board, yet.
>
> Now I think if the post was a RECOMENDATION about papers and a
> success story about the laminator, then we would not be watching
> this discussion.
>
> I think that someon posted that there is no other way got peoples
> dander up.
>
> But, your glowing recomendation will not prevent those who want to
> experiment or who cannot access or afford the paper or laminator.
>
> Dave
>
>
> < HUGE SNIP >